California World Fair aims to boost state with 1963 expo
Editor notes Harold Powers as president of California World's Fair Inc and flies to Europe to drum up support for a 1963 international exposition in Dominguez area. Backed by Paris to California, with Los Angeles County and city approvals, the proposal envisions a $300 million permanent complex with a sky restaurant, monorail, and a 500 room hotel. Success hinges on broad state backing and a 125 to 150 member directorate.
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Harold J. Powers
Long Beach
California World’s Fair, Inc
Europe
Southern California
Dominguez Area
California
Paris
Bureau International Des Expositions
County Board of Supervisors
Los Angeles
Editorial on cosmic missiles and inward quest
A reflective editorial questions war driven space ambitions and humans seeking destiny among stars while urging inward examination. It contrasts missile science with peaceful research and notes local freeway route disputes in Artesia and Bellflower with city officials and planners shaping approval and street extensions.
Airport Aid Battle Near Washington
Senate GOP Leader Everett Dirksen predicted a major fight over federal aid to airports as Democratic efforts to boost Eisenhower's 1960 budget spark controversy. He also warned of a real clash in the Senate Banking Committee as hearings resume today on the multibillion housing bill.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
GOP
Everett M. Dirksen
Eisenhower
Senate Banking Committee
Why We Cannot Sell the American Way Abroad
A high level executive notes America cannot be sold abroad as a nation because it is a complex blend of democracy and anarchy, capitalism and socialism. We lack objective perspective and overvalue passion, making self-promotion difficult. Advertising agencies struggle to sell themselves while selling brands remains easier. Once Americans understand themselves, others may not need to be sold on the United States.
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Lizard
Russia
Sydney J. Mameis
America
Khrushchev
Thompson
Mikoyan
Kremlin
United States
Farm bill talks link Humphrey and Talmadge
Sen. Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota and Sen. Herman Talmadge of Georgia join to draft a farm bill aimed at cutting surpluses and subsidy payments to big farmers. They seek tighter acreage limits and sharper marketing rules to aid small farmers, with backing from Senate leaders but opposition from Agriculture Secretary Benson. Their pact contrasts Civil Rights stances and signals a push to shift farm policy away from Eisenhower era approaches.
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Washington
Brother Benson
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Talmadge
Humphrey
Deep South
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Allen Ellender
Louisiana
Agriculture Benson
Eisenhower
Long Beach Echoes Recall Past City Hall Strife
Thirty years ago Lawrence Beller earned double honors at City College being named Viking editor for spring and receiving the Beta Phi Gamma trophy. Other staff named included Bill Edman Jack Teele Marilyn Hart Jack Miller George Richie Jerry Marquis and Rosemary Wair. Also noted is a 200 years ago incident of red antline dye splashed on walls in two Long Beach homes amid union wage dispute. Eighty years ago the North Long Beach council deadlocked over electing a councilman as the “solid four” blocked Oscar Walter with Ralph Lorentz succession efforts and talk of recall.
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Lawrence Beller
City College
Viking
Saga
Bill Edman
Jack Teele
Marilyn Hart
Jack Miller
George Richie
Jerry Marquis
Rosemary Wair
Long Beach
North
Solid Four
Oscar Walter
Ralph ‘LoRentz
Khrushchev envoy Mikoyan flops U.S. offer amid Berlin strain
Across Washington and European capitals, Mikoyan’s bid for trade or diplomatic concessions failed as Dulles rejected free elections and Eisenhower distance hardened. Khrushchev faces tougher policy, while Berlin and Germany’s division loom larger with May 27 Berlin test deadline.
Quotes from leaders press on party unity and nuclear fears
A collection of quotations from Senators and leaders in Washington and New York links calls for Republican unity against Democrats. Notable lines include Kennth Kealing urging cohesion, John McCarmatic questioning Stevenson, and Willy Brandt advocating a nuclear free central Europe, amid corporate mastheads and office listings.
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New York
West Berlin
Willy Brandt
United States
Europe
Britain
Russia
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